The Wilcraft Ice Fishing Amphibious Vehicle | INVENTORS | PBS Digital Studios

Every year people risk their lives driving pickup trucks onto frozen lakes just to go ice fishing. If the ice is too thin, the truck can break through and sink. Tom Roering's invention, the Wilcraft, can drive on ice, and it floats in water. It provides a safe amphibious alternative for ice fishing, and is even available in a modified version for rescue personnel to use in saving a person who has fallen through thin ice.
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[@will.a.benjamin]

I don't ice fish but have seen a few of these on my lake. Pretty cool invention.

[@YeahAndThat]

I don't know much about ice fishing, but this looks really good.

[@BigJoeKasulischannel]

Portable Motorized Ice Shanty.. Thats awesome.. Looks like a winner for the winter fishing derbies.. :)

[@fishermanthebest361]

we built one, except it has tracks, has 2 beds, is only 8 feet long and 4' 6" wide. It also can attain speeds upwards of 55 miles per hour

[@livenfree]

That sounds awesome! I'm going to your channel now to look for a video of it. How much do you charge for to build me one?

[@marzan6857]

Awesome craft. Probably will never see it in Canada where we could use it the most.Thanks for posting.

[@rockymadsen2934]

Ya l got one in Canada

[@Chronon88]

Nice to know this isn't as amazing as it seems =P

[@skeeter3456]

How deep of snow can it drive through?

[@JamesBrohard]

To bad I will never need this in Texas. I would love to have one otherwise.

[@myoldreteacher]

Brilliant!

[@spyke123able]

Whats it like in deep snow?

[@dirtsnowh2o172]

I have a feeling it's shit

[@justinrosebush2079]

How does it get out of the water when it falls through the ice ?

[@taskmasterbrainmaster]

The same way that it was pushing itself through the water. The inflatable tires serve as Rudders and propellers

[@goodladonline130]

Здравствуйте, вы производитель или разработчик? Привет из России 👍🏼

[@ftk924]

you get a like, and a comment. telling you you got a like.

[@tombrowner6858]

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[@BiteTheCurbNow]

I didn't see the floating part?

[@taskmasterbrainmaster]

The inflatable tires

[@bigskye606]

People that can afford this, probably don't spend a lot of their time ice fishing.